VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HO CHI MINH CITY HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING REPORT CAPSTONE PROJECT A FOG COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE INTEGRATING BLOCKCHAIN AND INTERNET OF THINGS FOR PROTECTING PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY MAJOR: COMPUTER ENGINEERING THESIS COMMITTEE: COMPUTER ENGINEERING 1 SUPERVISOR: Dr. Phạm Hoàng Anh MEMBER SECRETARY: Phạm Hoàng Anh REVIEWER: Nguyễn Lê Duy Lai Student 1: Lê Hoàng Minh 2052595 Student 2: Đỗ Hoài Nam 2052178 Student 3: Nguyễn Văn Phúc Nghiệp 1952354 Hồ Chí Minh City, May 2024 ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HCM CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc KHOA: KH & KT Máy tính NHIỆM VỤ LUẬN VĂN/ĐỒ ÁN TỐT NGHIỆP BỘ MÔN: KTMT Chú ý: Sinh viên phải dán tờ này vào trang nhất của bản thuyết trình HỌ VÀ TÊN: LÊ HOÀNG MINH MSSV: 2052595 HỌ VÀ TÊN: ĐỖ HOÀI NAM MSSV: 2052178 HỌ VÀ TÊN: NGUYỄN VĂN PHÚC NGHIỆP MSSV: 1952354 NGÀNH: KỸ THUẬT MÁY TÍNH LỚP: 1. Đầu đề luận văn/ đồ án tốt nghiệp: A Fog Computing Architecture Integrating Blockchain and Internet of Things for Protecting Personal Data Privacy 2. Nhiệm vụ (yêu cầu về nội dung và số liệu ban đầu): - Khảo sát các kiến trúc cho mô hình tính toán sương mù (fog computing) - Tìm hiểu về các giải pháp tích hợp công nghệ Blockchain và IoT dựa trên kiến trúc fog computing để tăng cường bảo vệ quyền riêng tư dữ liệu cá nhân.
- Đề xuất một kiến trúc giải pháp và một case-study để hiện thực demo để đánh giá giải pháp đề xuất - Thiết kế, hiện thực và thực nghiệm để đánh giá giải pháp 3. Ngày giao nhiệm vụ: 08/01/2024 4. Ngày hoàn thành nhiệm vụ: 20/05/2024 5. Họ tên giảng viên hướng dẫn: Phần hướng dẫn: 1) Phạm Hoàng Anh 100% 2) Nội dung và yêu cầu LVTN/ ĐATN đã được thông qua Bộ môn.
CHỦ NHIỆM BỘ MÔN GIẢNG VIÊN HƯỚNG DẪN CHÍNH (Ký và ghi rõ họ tên) (Ký và ghi rõ họ tên) PHẠM QUỐC CƯỜNG PHẠM HOÀNG ANH PHẦN DÀNH CHO KHOA, BỘ MÔN: Người duyệt (chấm sơ bộ): Đơn vị: Ngày bảo vệ: Điểm tổng kết: Nơi lưu trữ LVTN/ĐATN: TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM KHOA KH & KT MÁY TÍNH Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc ---------------------------- Ngày 27 tháng 05 năm 2024 PHIẾU ĐÁNH GIÁ LUẬN VĂN/ ĐỒ ÁN TỐT NGHIỆP (Dành cho người hướng dẫn) 1. Họ và tên SV: Lê Hoàng Minh, Đỗ Hoài Nam, Nguyễn Văn Phúc Nghiệp MSSV: 2052595, 2052178, 1952354 Ngành (chuyên ngành): Kỹ thuật Máy tính 2. Đề tài: A Fog Computing Architecture Integrating Blockchain and Internet of Things for Protecting Personal Data Privacy 3. Họ tên người hướng dẫn: Phạm Hoàng Anh 4.
Tổng quát về bản thuyết minh: Số trang: Số chương: Số bảng số liệu Số hình vẽ: Số tài liệu tham khảo: Phần mềm tính toán: Hiện vật (sản phẩm) 5. Những ưu điểm chính của LV/ ĐATN: - Students have basically completed most of the requirements of a capstone project, including: o Investigate related works to fog computing and Blockchain o Explore related solutions integrating Blockchain and IoT technology based on fog computing architecture to enhance personal data privacy protection. o Propose an architecture model that combine Blockchain, IoT, and fog computing o Implement a demonstration to evaluate the proposed solution within a case-study - Students have demonstrated the ability to self-study new knowledge and apply it into the implementation of this capstone project. Những thiếu sót chính của LV/ĐATN: - The current implementation is not complete as expected.
- The current evaluation is just for behavioral testing, not comprehensive. Đề nghị: Được bảo vệ x Bổ sung thêm để bảo vệ □ Không được bảo vệ □ 8. Các câu hỏi SV phải trả lời trước Hội đồng: 9. Đánh giá chung (bằng chữ: Xuất sắc, Giỏi, Khá, TB): Xuất sắc Điểm: 8.4/10 Ký tên (ghi rõ họ tên) Phạm Hoàng Anh VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM MINH CITY Independence - Freedom – Happiness HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF ---------------------------- TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 01 June 2024.
THESIS REVIEW REPORT (For instructors/reviewers) 1. Student's Identity Full name ID Le Hoang Minh 2052595 Do Hoai Nam 2052178 Nguyen Van Phuc Nghiep 1952354 Major (specialty): Computer Science 2. Subject: A Fog Computing Architecture Integrating Blockchain and Internet of Things for Protecting Personal Data Privacy. Full name of Supervisor/Reviewer: Dr.
NGUYEN LE DUY LAI 4. Overview of the Thesis: Number of pages: Number of figures: Artifacts (products): Number of chapters: Number of references: Number of data tables: Computation software: 5. Overview of drawings: Number of drawings: Version A1: Version A2: Other size: Number of hand-drawn drawings Number of drawings on the computer: 6. Main advantages of the Thesis: Overview: The research topic proposes an innovative approach to address the critical challenge of personal data privacy in the modern digital landscape.
By combining fog computing, blockchain technology, and the Internet of Things (IoT), this architecture aims to provide a decentralized, secure, and efficient framework for protecting personal data. Strengths: Novelty and Relevance: The integration of fog computing, blockchain, and IoT is a cutting-edge approach with significant potential to enhance data privacy. This research aligns with current trends and addresses a pressing need in the era of big data and pervasive connectivity. Enhanced Privacy: The decentralized nature of blockchain and the proximity of fog computing to data sources offer promising solutions to protect personal data from unauthorized access, tampering, and breaches.
Blockchain's immutability and transparency can provide a robust audit trail for data transactions. Reduced Latency and Improved Efficiency: Fog computing's distributed architecture can alleviate the burden on cloud resources, enabling faster data processing and reduced latency for IoT devices. This can be particularly beneficial for real-time applications where immediate responses are crucial. Main shortcomings of the Thesis: Weaknesses: Complexity and Scalability: Integrating multiple technologies (fog, blockchain, IoT) can introduce complexities in system design, implementation, and maintenance.
Scalability might also be a concern, especially when dealing with massive amounts of data generated by IoT devices. Technical Challenges: Ensuring interoperability and compatibility between diverse IoT devices and blockchain platforms can be challenging. Additionally, blockchain's energy consumption and scalability limitations need to be addressed to achieve practical implementation. Regulatory and Standardization: The legal and regulatory landscape surrounding data privacy is constantly evolving.
The research needs to consider compliance with existing regulations (e., GDPR) and potential future changes to ensure the proposed architecture remains viable and lawful. Overall Assessment: The research topic holds significant promise in addressing the crucial issue of personal data privacy. The proposed architecture's combination of fog computing, blockchain, and IoT is innovative and timely. However, addressing the complexities, technical challenges, and regulatory considerations will be essential to ensure the practicality and effectiveness of the proposed solution.
By conducting a thorough investigation, addressing the identified weaknesses, and answering the raised questions, researchers can contribute to the development of a robust and comprehensive framework for protecting personal data privacy in the age of interconnected devices. Recommend: Permit to defend Permit to defend with condition Not-allowed 9. Three questions, students must answer in front of the Committee: Questions and Considerations: Privacy Model: How does the proposed architecture define and enforce privacy policies? Is it flexible enough to accommodate diverse user preferences and data sensitivities? Security: How robust is the proposed architecture against various security threats, such as data breaches, hacking attempts, and unauthorized access? Are there sufficient measures in place to detect and mitigate potential vulnerabilities? Performance and Efficiency: How does the integration of fog computing and blockchain impact system performance and resource utilization? Are there potential bottlenecks or limitations that need to be addressed? User Experience: How does the proposed architecture affect the user experience of IoT devices? Are there any usability or accessibility concerns that need to be considered? Real-World Implementation: How can the proposed architecture be effectively implemented in real-world scenarios with diverse IoT devices and varying network conditions? 10. Overall assessment (in words: good, quite good, average): Score: 8.
Sign and full name. Signature Declaration of Authenticity We declare that this research is our own work, conducted under the super- vision and guidance of Ph.D Pham Hoang Anh. The result of our research is legitimate and has not been published in any form prior to this. All ma- terials used within this research are collected by ourselves from a variety of sources and are appropriately listed in the references section.
In addition, within this research, we also used the results of several other authors and organizations. They have all been aptly referenced. In any case of plagiarism, we stand by our actions and will be responsible for it. Ho Chi Minh University of Technology - Vietnam National Univer- sity, therefore, is not responsible for any copyright infringements conducted within our research.
Ho Chi Minh City, May 2024 Author Le Hoang Minh Do Hoai Nam Nguyen Van Phuc Nghiep 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost, We would express our most profound appreciation to our thesis supervisor, Ph.D Pham Hoang Anh. He has been there, provid- ing his heartfelt support and guidance at all times. He has given us invalu- able guidance, inspiration, and suggestions in the making of this paper, without his assistance and dedicated involvement in every step throughout the process, this thesis would have never been accomplished. We sincerely thank the teachers who occupy the Faculty of Computer Sci- ence and Engineering in particular and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology in general, who have constantly been imparting knowledge in the past four years.
Their support, encouragement, and credible ideas have been great contributors to the completion of the thesis. Finally, we would like to wish you good health and success in your life. 1 ABSTRACT Despite the significant benefits that the rise of Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing can bring to everyone’s quality of life by enabling IoT-based systems in conjunction with cloud and fog computing to sup- port and optimize the data, improving communication and help smooth over many aspects of everyday chores, the security of said transmission is still of questionable quality. However, thanks to the recent development of Blockchain technology, whose main reason for existing was security, Blockchain can play a role in reme- dying the security gap of Internet of Things and Fog Computing through its integration into the system.
It will help tackle the pressing security challenges of Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) fog network layer in an effective and efficient manner, to improve the security of the fog computing layer while minimizing the compromise to the system’s performance and play a significant role in securing IoMT devices and resisting unauthorized access during data transmission. Despite the benefit that was mentioned, and the fact that several blockchain- based security mechanisms have already been proposed in the literature for different types of IoT edge networks, there is a lack of blockchain-based security mechanisms for IoMT edge networks, and thus there’s a gap in the design and development of security mechanisms relying on blockchain technology for such networks. Therefore, in this work, we will look into the fundamental concept of Blockchain and fog computing before mov- ing towards the more advanced concept of Blockchain-based security and integration of said security method into fog computing, provide a solu- tion to the security problems with current paradigms. With the propose of a FogChain model which Integrating Blockchain to Fog comput- ing architecture in Internet of Things for protecting data privacy.
Keyword for our work: Block-Chain, Fog Computing, IoT. 2 Table of contents 1 INTRODUCTION 6 1.1 Proof of Work (PoW) .2 Proof of Stake (PoS) .
